Cocoa Brownies With Salted Peanut Butter Frosting

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 10 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup plus 2 tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large eggs, cold
• 1/2 cup flour
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon fleur del sel sea salt

Recipe

• 1 spray an 8 inch square pan with cooking spray. line with parchment paper or foil, letting 2 opposite sides overhang. spray parchment paper or foil with cooking spray.
• 2 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 3 combine butter, sugar, cocoa, and salt in a heat proof bowl. place over a large pot of simmering water. stir occasionally. when the butter is just about melted, remove the bowl. carefully touch the cocoa mixture. it should feel warm, not hot.
• 4 once the mixture is warm, add the eggs, one at a time. stir in vanilla. once the mixture is shiny and cohesive, add the flour. stir 40 times.
• 5 spread the batter evenly into prepared pan. bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
• 6 once cool, frost with peanut butter frosting and sprinkle with fleur de sel.
• 7 for frosting:.
• 8 cream butter and peanut butter until combined. slowly stir in powdered sugar until incorporated. spread over cooled brownies. sprinkle with fleur de sel.